Crazy Train

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"Crazy Train"
Crazy Train 45.jpg
Single by Ozzy Osbourne
from the album Blizzard of Ozz
B-side "You Lookin' at Me Lookin' at You"
Released29 August 1980 (UK)
  • February 1981 (US) [1]
Recorded22 March 1980
Studio Ridge Farm Studio, Rusper, West Sussex
Genre
Length4:52
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s) Bob Daisley
Producer(s)
Ozzy Osbourne singles chronology
"Crazy Train"
(1980)		"Mr Crowley"
(1980)
Music video
"Crazy Train" on YouTube

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [27] Gold50,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Gold400,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29] 4× Platinum4,000,000‡
United States (RIAA) [29]
Mastertone 		2× Platinum2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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